Leitz out at MNsure

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This is surprising because it seems like such a good gig.The AP’s Kyle Potter reports, “MNsure’s chief executive is resigning to take another job, the health insurance exchange confirmed Monday, paving the way for a third leadership shakeup at the beleaguered agency in less than two years. … Scott Leitz was set to announce his departure to the exchange’s board of directors in a special meeting Monday afternoon, with plans of taking a job at a health care policy think tank.”

That fire on West Broadway last month nearly took out Minneapolis’ oldest grocery store. The Star Tribune’s Eric Roper takes a trip down memory lane: “At least Brix Meat and Grocery appears to be the oldest in the city, having operated at that location since 1893 — a whopping 122 years. The Star Tribune checked in with Hennepin County library, the city’s architectural historian and the Hennepin History Museum for a more definitive declaration, but all agreed there is no simple way of making that determination. …The store’s origins trace back to 1882, when it opened at 4th and Plymouth avenue, according to a 1950s North Minneapolis Post article dug up by Hennepin County librarians. It specialized in meats and homemade sausage in particular — the groceries came later.”

Outside magazinewants you to vote for the Best Town of 2015. Minnesota muncipalities in the running: Ely (matched up against Saugatuck, MI) and Rochester (also taking on a Michigander, this time Bellaire). Out of the running this year is 2014’s champion, Duluth.